Week of January 2, 2022
Listening selections for the week of January 2, 2022—featuring the latest from faang, Clarence Clarity, Infinite Coles and more—best enjoyed with Koppi’s Finca El Prado for jammy notes of berry and cocoa.
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Highlights include:
Enigmatic prog pop from Klaatu’s 1976 opus 3:47 EST
Jittery, house-inflected bedroom pop from faang, the collective of Ky Newman and Luke Haeger
Pristinely produced indie pop from The xx’s 2017 triumph I See You
A glitchy hyperpop hook to die for from mad scientist producer Clarence Clarity
Expressive alternative soul from Infinite Coles’ excellent new EP Destiny
An Afrobeat banger from producer extraordinaire Inflo
A prescient late-career masterwork from David Bowie on the week of his birthday
Atmospheric R&B invention from Rachel Chinouriri
The Chayla Hope Choice Find of the Week™: iykyk indie from Marie Madeleine
Shimmering new wave revival from Big Pop
Beautifully intoned R&B balladry from Charlotte Day Wilson’s simply stellar ALPHA
A sleek R&B jam from hit writer Nija
Resplendently produced sing rap from Rod Wave’s 2020 Pray 4 Love
A recent rock reggae reissue from guitar virtuoso Ernest Ranglin
Sunny MPB (música popular brasileira) from seminal band of sisters Quarteto Em Cy
Unreleased Beirut from the group’s forthcoming Artifacts compilation
Nocturnal alt-Latinx from Dos Santos’ enrapturing City of Mirrors
The No quarter psychedelic boogie of Datura4’s West Coast Highway Cosmic
A groovy highlight from The Hold Steady’s Open Door Policy, and the group’s first to feature a drum machine
Surprisingly bright and raucous rock from My Morning Jacket’s new self-titled offering
Magnanimous and effusive groove from psych outfit The Lazy Eyes
Pacifying electro-groove from the magnificent Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts and John Tejada’s Wajatta
New golden-gleaming instrumental groove from septet Anbessa Orchestra
Sultry surrounding soul from the UK’s reigning queen Cleo Sol
A beat-laden jazz tribute to cats from pianist Greg Foat and Finnish rhythm section Aleksi Heinola and Teemu Åkerblom